The Champions League round of 16 draws are set
The Champions League round of 16 matches are set we just need to sit and wait for February to come around.
The UCL draw was very awaited with many predicting the outcome. Today we have the official draw. Firstly let us show the two pots where the clubs are going to be based on their group stage performance.
Pot A (Group Winners):
- Arsenal (England)
- Atletico Madrid (Spain)
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Bayern Munich (Germany)
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Manchester City (England)
- Real Madrid (Spain)
- Real Sociedad (Spain)
Pot B (Runners-up):
- Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Inter Milan (Italy)
- Lazio (Italy)
- RB Leipzig (Germany)
- Napoli (Italy)
- Paris Saint-Germain (France)
- Porto (Portugal)
- PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
The draw of the next phase of the Champions League started with a big clash between Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid. Porto was picked to face Arsenal while PSG will have to go against Real Sociedad. Another big clash between Italy and Spain came with Napoli, which will face Barcelona.
On the other hand, RB Leipzig was matched against Real Madrid, a hard battle to pass. Copenhagen are going to need to fight hard if they want to pass since they will be facing actual champions, Manchester City. PSV Eindhoven will be facing Dortmund for another match to look forward to. Lastly, Lazio will travel to Germany to face Bayern.
Copenhagen is going to have a rough way during all the following phases they managed to get to since they are currently the lowest rank club of all 16. However, Arsenal are passing to the round of 16 for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Barcelona will have an indirect fight with Atletico looking for a spot in the Club World Cup 2025 since it was announced the UEFA Rankings are the ones that are going to be used.
The matches are going to be played on Feb 13, 14, 20, and 21 while the second leg will be on March 5, 6, 12, and 13.
Which is going to be the best match?
